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Southampton road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 981 road traffic collisions in Southampton in 1988, and 1,178 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 196 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1987 (979), and casualties fell from 1,211.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 36,384 collisions in Southampton.

Collisions in 1988
981
Level with 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,178
Down 3% on 1987
Fatal collisions
11
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
196
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Southampton in 1988

1.1% of collisions in Southampton in 1988 were fatal and 20% serious, against 0.9% and 19% in Southampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.1%
  • Serious19620%
  • Slight77479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121%
  • Serious21418%
  • Slight95281%

Southampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,077 in 1984. 1988 is highlighted, with 981, level with 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025488565
2024465570
2023428495
2022485555
2021436503
2020372431
2019506588
2018533621
2017524623
2016532650
2015594683
2014636812
2013610709
2012632777
2011671817
2010650784
2009628756
2008622754
2007704847
2006701829
2005731867
20048261,032
20038381,032
20028281,025
20018861,107
20008701,089
19998771,078
19989301,135
19979161,140
19969691,212
19959541,187
19949021,106
19938971,117
19928811,078
19918871,063
19909801,186
19891,0341,262
19889811,178
19879791,211
19869121,089
19859531,140
19841,0771,298
19831,0451,256
19821,0361,260
19811,0401,274
19809581,167
19799801,250

When and where crashes happen in Southampton in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday132 (13%)
  • Tuesday132 (13%)
  • Wednesday149 (15%)
  • Thursday156 (16%)
  • Friday180 (18%)
  • Saturday139 (14%)
  • Sunday93 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59119 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59140 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59158 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59266 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59158 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5993 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (6.3%)
  • February64 (6.5%)
  • March90 (9.2%)
  • April59 (6%)
  • May78 (8%)
  • June60 (6.1%)
  • July84 (8.6%)
  • August83 (8.5%)
  • September85 (8.7%)
  • October105 (11%)
  • November120 (12%)
  • December91 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight695 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit249 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown27 (2.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds781 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (9.5%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Other73 (7.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry738 (75%)
  • Wet or damp239 (24%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph861 (88%)
  • 40 mph52 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph50 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph10 (1%)
  • 70 mph8 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway791 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway115 (12%)
  • Roundabout46 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southampton in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant502 (43%)
  • Pedestrian249 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist217 (18%)
  • Cyclist148 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant24 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1062 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1578 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20295 (25%)
  • 21 to 25211 (18%)
  • 26 to 35156 (13%)
  • 36 to 45111 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5592 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6565 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7547 (4%)
  • Over 7534 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider681 (58%)
  • Pedestrian249 (21%)
  • Passenger248 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,197 (68%)
  • Motorcycle224 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle150 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes91 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach44 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southampton in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Southampton

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Southampton ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southampton had the 75th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
75th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
83rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
164th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
80th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Southampton with the most crashes in 1988

The A3024 had the most collisions in Southampton in 1988: 93, including 3 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southampton, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA302493121317
2ndA356078113
3rdA30575266011
4thA335505314
5thA33445907
6thA3025263103
7thA3035161722
8thA334151803
9thA27141902
10thB3039141802
11thM2716601
12thB30385702
13thA363310
14thB30332301
15thA30421100
16thA3331100
17thA3361100
18thB30241100
19thB30571101
20thB30591200

Towns in Southampton: crashes in 1988

Southampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 924.

Postcode districts in Southampton: crashes in 1988

SO16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southampton in 1988: 234.

Latest crashes in Southampton in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Southampton in 1988, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1988.

Severity

Southampton road accidents in other years